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Summary

This collection consists of two copies of a commemorative Christmas booklet produced at Carlstrom Field, a US Army Air Service pilot training base in Arcadia, Florida, in 1918.

Biographical / Historical

Carlstrom Field was a US Army Air Service pilot training base in Arcadia, Florida.

Identifier

NASM.XXXX.1144

Creator

United States. Army. Air Service

Date

1918

Provenance

Donor unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.1144.

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two copies of a commemorative Christmas booklet produced at Carlstrom Field in 1918. The booklets each contain 43 tipped-in photographs of personnel, including the field's commander, Major Horace Meek Hickam. Other photographs include buildings and activities at the base. Also included is a photographic reproduction of the menu for Christmas dinner, 1918. The inside front cover of one of the booklets bears the signature of James A. Clore. A leave card made out to Private Elmer E. Brandon was found between the pages of one of the booklets. Note: Blank pages in the booklet have not been digitally reproduced in the slideshow. Any gaps in numbering of image filenames is due to their omission.

Arrangement note

Collection is arranged by type of material in a single folder.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Carlstrom Field Christmas Booklets, NASM.XXXX.1144, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics, Military

World War, 1914-1918

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Booklets

Ephemera